workshops

Stonecarving at Augusta Heritage Center

During Old-Time Week / Blues & Swing Week: July 22-27, 2018 Click here for more information or to register

Come and explore stonecarving as a stress free, meditative, and highly creative art form that you can do at home with minimal setup. In this hands-on, five day class, the instructor will guide you through the process of designing, roughing out, and finishing your own alabaster sculpture. The class will focus on the safety, tools, and techniques necessary for soft stone, but these are transferable to any rock type. This is an introductory course; however, those with a bit of experience are welcome as well. Whether you have never picked up a chisel or you are looking for a fun way to get back to the basics and refine your technique, sign up for this enjoyable week of exploration. Materials Fee: $100 (includes alabaster stone and a set of basic stonecarving tools you can take home with you).

Augusta Heritage Center Refocuses on Arts, Crafts

The Augusta Heritage Center is known around the world for its many music workshops and jam sessions. But Augusta actually started as a way to keep traditional arts and crafts alive in Randolph County.
“Well, it’s gonna be a rabbit in the end,” Dorothy Steinbrueck said as she was chiseling away on a piece of alabaster stone under a hillside pavilion on the Davis & Elkins College campus earlier this week. She was surrounded by rock chips as she concentrated on the task at hand...
CREDIT JESSE WRIGHT / WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
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